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PEOPLE AND THINGS: STUDENT OF THE MONTH
(Community News ~ 11/23/99)
Kelley Green, daughter of Ken and Ann Green, has been chosen as the Exchange Club Student of the Month for November. She is a senior at Central High School and recipient of the GPA, Tiger Practice and Most Improved awards as a member of the girls varsity swim team. ...
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CLICK AND DOUBLE CLICK: INTERNET PROVIDES PRACTICAL AS WELL AS WACKY ADVICE FOR PET OWNERS
(Column ~ 11/23/99)
Are you a pet lover? You're not alone. The Internet is a great place to connect with other pet owners. There are literally thousands of sites that are the cat's meow. I grew up with lots of pets. Over the years, my brothers and I had dogs, cats, guinea pigs, lizards, gerbils, horses, turtles, birds, fish and even a pet chicken. With four kids and all these animals, our house must have seemed like a zoo...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: TEACHERS, STUDENTS EXCHANGE LEARNING
(Local News ~ 11/23/99)
JACKSON -- Brigette Loos has always found that students teach as much as they learn from teachers. Loos, a first-year fourth grade teacher at West Lane Elementary School, is entering her ninth year as a teacher. She said she has always recognized the reciprocal nature of her profession."They have taught me a lot about teaching and a lot about myself," she said. ...
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LETTERS: AS ADULTS, NO NEED FOR BIG BROTHER
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/23/99)
To the editor: When we were young, it was nice to have a big brother to protect you and help direct you in facing the outside world. As children a big brother was beneficial. As adults a big brother can be painful. But many of those who consider themselves adults still cling to the idea of a big brother to help them face the outside world. The big brother used by many is government to help them face the challenges of the market...
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LEGISLATIVE WINS ON ABORTION-FUNDING REVIEW
(Editorial ~ 11/23/99)
It's looking more and more like game, set and match for a lopsided majority of Missouri legislators against Planned Parenthood. First, some background. Gov. Mel Carnahan, the most pro-abortion governor in state history, has been determined to provide funding to Planned Parenthood, Missouri's largest abortion operator. ...
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CLINTON ADMINISTRTION, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS HAVE USED IRS AUDITS FOR POLITICAL BASHING
(Editorial ~ 11/23/99)
Now it's official: Members of Congress have triggered audits of hundreds of tax-exempt groups this decade by lodging complaints with the Internal Revenue Service against their political foes. The Clinton White House once referred a constituent complaint about a group that had suggested that late White House counsel Vince Foster had been murdered. Democratic lawmakers sought investigations of conservatives ranging from the Heritage Foundation to the Rev. Jerry Falwell...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 11/23/99)
Thanks to shuttle driver I WOULD like to thank Mary, the lady who drives a shuttle bus for Southeast Missouri State University. She is always very very nice to all the students. She's always cheerful, and she always tells us to have a good day. It's just nice to be around someone so upbeat and friendly...
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WARD 5 VACANCY SHAPING UP
(Local News ~ 11/23/99)
A lack of candidates could mean a seat on the Cape Girardeau City Council remains vacant indefinitely. So far no one has filed for an open seat in Ward 5, and the filing period ends today at 5 p.m. At least one candidate has filed for each of the seats in wards 3 and 4, so an election can be held in April. ...
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LEAF REMOVAL IS ON SCHEDULE, CITY OFFICIALS SAY
(Local News ~ 11/23/99)
Leaves are leaving neighborhoods in northeast Cape Girardeau, thanks to the city's annual leaf-removal program. Tim Gramling, assistant public works director, said city crews are on schedule to complete the program in mid-December. Currently, crews are working in Zone C, which includes neighborhoods north and east of Southeast Missouri State University. ...
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PERRYVILLE SCHOOL POLL PROMPTS QUESTIONS ON DISTRICT'S SPENDING
(Local News ~ 11/23/99)
PERRYVILLE -- The public school district is preparing to spend money and to seek a tax increase but not until they hear how the community wants them to do it.A public opinion survey conducted by a St. Louis firm tells Perryville School District officials that although most are willing to take on a tax levy or bond issue for school improvements, they don't trust the district's spending habits, said Superintendent Steve Doerr.And he is concerned."At the lowest level of government, you should have the most trust," he said.The district had hired Attitude Research Co. ...
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TASK FORCE SEEKS WAYS TO BETTER HELP VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
(Local News ~ 11/23/99)
When police investigate domestic violence, they routinely give the abused woman the phone number of Safe House and other resources that can provide services. But it might be even more effective if local police also gave Safe House, a domestic-violence shelter, the woman's name so Safe House workers could follow-up with the victim, providing her with information she may have been too traumatized to remember...
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BETWEEN THE LINES: GIVING WITH A GRATEFUL HEART SOMETIMES IS DIFFICULT
(Column ~ 11/23/99)
Being thankful sometimes takes hard work, much harder than we'd like to admit. We forget to be thankful because we have too many things to do or we get caught up in the busy things of life and forget what's really important. I realized just how common the "holiday rush" is while shopping for Christmas cards this weekend. ...
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HOSPITAL'S NEW PROGRAM AIMED AT IMPROVING SELF-SUFFICIENCY
(Local News ~ 11/23/99)
It isn't unusual for a hospital program to have improved health as its goal. But a new program at Southeast Missouri Hospital also is trying to improve economic self-sufficiency. Southeast on Monday received a $128,000 grant from the Missouri Department of Health to implement a prenatal and early childhood nurse home visitation program...
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MAGNOLIA MANOR HOLIDAY HOUSE OPENS THURSDAY
(Local News ~ 11/23/99)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Magnolia Manors has been open to the public for more than third of its 130-year history. Thousands of visitors tour the four-story, 14-room, red brick Victorian mansion at 2700 Washington, constructed by Cairo businessman Charles Galigher in 1869. ...
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SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFF TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR UNBUCKLED CHILDREN
(Local News ~ 11/23/99)
BENTON -- Seven children died Monday from motor vehicle crashes. Today, another seven lives of youngsters ages 14 and under will be lost. Scott County Sheriff Bill Ferrell would like to see that number drop. So Ferrell and members of the Scott County Sheriff's Office are taking part in Operation ABC Mobilization in hopes of reducing the number of traffic fatalities for children...
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STRAUSS TO HELP DIRECT DEVELOPMENT OF RIVER CAMPUS
(Local News ~ 11/23/99)
Marc Strauss didn't dance his way around the issues. Rather, Southeast Missouri State University's dance professor vowed to take charge of efforts to develop a first-class school for the fine and performing arts in his new role as associate dean for the River Campus...
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LA CROIX CHURCH SHOOTING UNSOLVED
(Local News ~ 11/23/99)
The congregation of La Croix United Methodist Church prayed Sunday for the individual or individuals who three days earlier had fired shots at the church. Police and church leaders remain at a loss to explain why anyone would fire 10 rounds from a .22-caliber handgun or rifle at the church at 3102 Lexington...
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LAND DEVELOPER, SCHOOLS EYE HOT PROPERTY
(Local News ~ 11/23/99)
SIKESTON -- Can one man make a difference? Scott Matthews hopes so. The issue at hand is property development on the south end of town which is located south of Plantation Boulevard behind Storey's Market Place. Until several years ago the area was in the New Madrid County School District...
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ISLAND FARM ON MISSISSIPPI MAKES IT TO CENTURY MARK
(Local News ~ 11/23/99)
EAST PRAIRIE -- On Jan. 4, 1899, a general store owner from Hickman, Ky., bought himself some ground in Mississippi County. The late James Crosby Benson would, without a doubt, be proud to know that 100 years later his family is still farming the same 211 acres he purchased...
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MUMFORD'S ERA ENDS AT SOUTHEAST; SEMO GRID COACH STEPS DOWN AFTER 10 SEASONS
(College Sports ~ 11/23/99)
The John Mumford era at Southeast Missouri State University officially came to an end Monday -- as had been expected -- when the school's head football coach submitted his resignation effective at the end of his contract on Jan. 31. Mumford completed his 10th season as the Indians' head coach Saturday with a 35-28 loss to undefeated Tennessee State, giving Southeast a second consecutive 3-8 record and a 13-31 mark over the past four years. ...
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SEARCH FOR NEW COACH TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY
(College Sports ~ 11/23/99)
The search for a new head football coach at Southeast Missouri State University will begin virtually immediately, Southeast athletic director Don Kaverman said Monday. Kaverman, speaking just a short time after it was announced that John Mumford had stepped down as the Indians' head coach, said, "We will post it (the opening) nationally on the NCAA web site (today) and the coaching grapevine won't take long for word to get around."It's the kind of thing that begins immediately. ...
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SOUTHEAST GRABS GRUESOME WIN
(College Sports ~ 11/23/99)
It's called winning ugly. And make no mistake about it, Southeast Missouri State University's basketball team was certainly ugly Monday night. But, much to the relief of coach Gary Garner and his Indians not to mention the 4,014 fans at the Show Me Center Southeast was able to avoid a disastrous upset with a much-closer-than-expected 67-58 victory over Division II Rockhurst...
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OTAHKIANS TO PLAY FIRST HOME GAME TONIGHT
(College Sports ~ 11/23/99)
Coaches are never happy with a loss, but Ed Arnzen could find little fault with the performance of his Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball team during Saturday night's 74-69 setback to host Arkansas State in the finals of the ASU Tournament...
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WILMA DAVENPORT
(Obituary ~ 11/23/99)
BURFORDVILLE -- Wilma L. Davenport, 82, formerly of Burfordville, died Sunday, Nov. 21, 1999, at Cordova Rehab and Nursing Center in Cordova, Tenn. She was born May 18, 1917, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Luther and Carrie Chenoweth Andrews. She married Carl Davenport Dec. 24, 1954. He died March 19, 1996...
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LOUISE WHITE
(Obituary ~ 11/23/99)
CHAFFEE -- Louise White, 73, of Chaffee died Sunday, Nov. 21, 1999, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born Aug. 23, 1926, at Farmington, daughter of Joseph LaVern and Mearlean Smith Myler. White had been a machine operator at Florsheim Shoe Co. She was a member of Country CBers...
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ELIZABETH PETERSON
(Obituary ~ 11/23/99)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral for Elizabeth T. Peterson of East Prairie will be held at 2 p.m. today at Shelby Funeral Chapel in East Prairie. Larry Smith will officiate. Burial will be in East Prairie Memorial Park. Peterson, 77, died Sunday, Nov. 21, 1999, at East Prairie Nursing Center...
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FERNIE JULIUS
(Obituary ~ 11/23/99)
PUXICO -- Fernie Julius, 70, of Puxico died Monday, Nov. 22, 1999, at her home. She was born Sept. 25, 1929, in Puxico, daughter of Lestie and Minnie Mossman O'Neal. She and Carl Calvin Julius were married June 30, 1951, in Piggott, Ark. He died April 4, 1979...
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RUBY HAYS
(Obituary ~ 11/23/99)
SIKESTON -- Funeral for Ruby Amner Hays of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home. Pat Hogan will officiate. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until service time. Hays, 87, died Sunday, Nov. 21, 1999, at Miner Nursing Center...
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HAZEL CALL
(Obituary ~ 11/23/99)
MARBLE HILL -- Hazel M. Call, 77, of Marble Hill died Sunday, Nov. 21, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 6, 1922, near Advance, daughter of Peter and Alice Revell Winchester. She first married Clarence Green, who preceded her in death. She later married Homer P. Call July 14, 1989...
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JESSE MARTIN
(Obituary ~ 11/23/99)
Jesse Martin, 97, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Nov. 21, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Jan. 24, 1902, in Southern Illinois, son of Isaac and Rose Amanda Rollison Martin. He married Lula Watkins, who died Aug. 3, 1980. Formerly of Stoddard County, he lived in Cape Girardeau the past several years. He was a retired carpenter...
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DAVID COOK
(Obituary ~ 11/23/99)
ANNA, Ill. -- David M. Cook, 82, of Anna died Sunday, Nov. 21, 1999, at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. He was born June 28, 1917, in Benton, Ill., son of Robert and Diana Wilson Cook. He and Mary Helen Adams were married Sept. 27, 1942, in Jackson, Mo...
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MICHAEL A. GERINGER
(Obituary ~ 11/23/99)
Passed away November 20, 1999. Mike was born on November 26, 1946 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., the son of Sylvester A. and Hannah E. (Farmer) Geringer. He was a retired Master Sergeant, serving in the Air Force in the Radio Operator Maintainer and Driver Division, a retiree of the Battle Creek Federal Center in Cataloging and Standardization. Mike was a member of B...
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DEXTER MAN INJURED
(Local News ~ 11/23/99)
BLOOMFIELD -- A Dexter man sustained moderate injuries Monday when the truck he was driving overturned east of Bloomfield.Thomas Jones, 55, was taken to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau after the accident shortly before 9 a.m. 1.5 miles east of Bloomfield.According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, Jones ran off the right side of the roadway and lost control, and the vehicle overturned...
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MAN ROBBED BY SIX MEN ON PARK STREET
(Local News ~ 11/23/99)
A 29-year-old man was attacked and robbed by six men shortly after midnight Monday, Cape Girardeau Police reported. At approximately 12:15 a.m., the man was walking south on Park Street near the intersection of Merriwether Street coming home from a friend's house, Cpl. Kevin Orr said. He heard a noise behind him and was suddenly attacked by six men, who he said were black. All had short hair, except one that was bald, the man told police...
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ANNE HUGHES
(Obituary ~ 11/23/99)
Anne Hughes, 74, of Daisy died Monday, Nov. 22, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. today at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Chapel in Jackson. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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